Douluo's Demon Blade Thousand Blades and the Original Martial Soul

Chapter 46, Team Two

A few days passed quickly, and tomorrow is the college's holiday, which will last for two whole months.

"Xiao Wu, Soto City isn't far from Notting City. It should only take two days to travel there. There's still a long time before Shrek Advanced Soul Master Academy starts. We'll be on holiday tomorrow. Are you coming back to my house this time?" Tang San asked Xiao Wu while packing his belongings.

"Yeah, you're my brother, so your house is my house too!" Xiao Wu said with a smile.

Lin Yizhang is also about to have a holiday. As the captain of the second team, he gathered all the current members of the second team on the training ground, planning to give the team members a pep talk before the holiday.

Although doing this might not necessarily make those noble children train diligently during the holidays, Lin Yizhang felt he would be letting down his position as captain if he didn't put some pressure on them.

The second team has now been formed, with a total of 11 members: 7 main players and 4 substitutes. In team matches, 7 players will be fielded in each game.

The information of the seven main players of the second team is as follows:

Captain: Lin Yizhang, Martial Soul: Original Body, 16 years old (claimed to be 16 years old, actual age 12 years old), Level 38 Power Attack Type Battle Soul Master.

Vice Captain: Dugu Yan, Martial Soul: Jade Phosphorous Serpent, 20 years old, Level 42, Control-type Battle Soul Master.

Team member: Zhang Fan, Martial Soul: Dragon Pattern Spear, 19 years old, Level 46, Power Attack Type Battle Soul Master.

Team member: Ye Lingling, Martial Soul: Nine Heart Begonia, 20 years old, level 43, Auxiliary-type Weapon Soul Master.

Team member: Lin Yan, Martial Soul: Vulture, 22 years old, Level 35 Agility-Attack Type Battle Soul Master.

Team member: Xiao Dong, Martial Soul: Mountain-Suppressing Stone Tablet, 22 years old, Level 35, Defense-type Battle Soul Master.

Team member: Lü Wen, Martial Soul: Mountain and River Cauldron, 22 years old, level 35, defensive-type Battle Soul Master.

The information of the four substitute players from the second team is as follows:

Substitute player: Luo Jingting, Martial Soul: White-Green Scepter, 22 years old, Level 34, Support-type Weapon Soul Master.

Substitute player: Lin Yirong, Martial Soul: Devil Vine, 22 years old, Level 34, Control-type Weapon Soul Master.

Substitute player: Huang Shenyu, Martial Soul: Crossbow, 22 years old, level 33, Power Attack-type Weapon Soul Master.

Substitute player: Hu Weixia, Martial Soul: Black Tiger, 22 years old, level 33, Power Attack type Weapon Soul Master.

The captain's position was earned by Lin Yizhang, Zhang Fan, and others through their strength after a battle of souls.

The position of vice-captain is usually held by a control-type Soul Master in the team, so Dugu Yan became the vice-captain without a doubt.

Because Ye Lingling absorbed a 6-year-old eagle's right leg soul bone, her soul power level is now one level higher than Dugu Yan's.

The members who later joined the second team were all Soul Masters with noble status. Lin Yan, Xiao Dong, and Lü Wen, who were the main members, all came from the ducal families of the Empire.

The substitute players, Luo Jingting, Lin Yirong, Huang Shenyu, and Hu Weixia, all come from families whose titles are counts.

Of the 11 team members, only Lin Yizhang and Zhang Fan did not have noble status; the other 9 members all had noble status of count or above.

The social hierarchy in Douluo Continent is very strict, which can be seen from the fact that most of the Soul Master academies, especially the advanced Soul Master academies, only recruit students with noble status.

The ranks of nobility in the Heavenly Dou Empire, from highest to lowest, are: Emperor, Prince, Duke, Marquis, Earl, Viscount, Baron, and Commoner.

If Lin Yizhang hadn't asked Dugu Bo for help, the noble members of the second team certainly wouldn't be of the same quality as they are now.

Lin Yizhang originally thought that as long as a few Soul Masters whose strength matched their Soul Power level came, it would be fine, since he didn't intend for them to fight in any tough battles. But when Lin Yizhang saw that the first few members who came to the second team were the same trash from the anime whose Martial Souls were Tiger, Bear, Leopard, Wolf, etc., and who were wiped out by Shrek Academy in a minute, he simply couldn't stand having such trash members in his team.

After all, if he lets these trash into his team, and their performance is too poor, wouldn't he, as the captain, lose face? Apart from their relatively outstanding noble status, Lin Yizhang can't see any meaningful redeeming qualities in them.

Therefore, in the end, Lin Yizhang could only ask Dugu Bo to step in and throw these trash out of the second team, and then select some better Soul Masters from among the nobles to join his team.

The seven team members who joined later were also intentionally arranged by Lin Yizhang. First, not all members of the second team were power-attack type Soul Masters. Teaming up with all power-attack type Soul Masters like in anime would be suicide missions for the strong teams. Second, Lin Yizhang found Soul Masters of the corresponding type to counter various opponents; for example, the second team included Soul Masters of power-attack, control, agility-attack, defense, and support types.

A full-attack type Soul Master can easily crush and win against an opponent who is no match for them in a one-on-one fight. However, when facing an opponent with higher Soul Power, being controlled by a control-type Soul Master, or encountering an opponent who can fly, they have virtually no chance of winning.

In addition to offensive Soul Masters, the team also includes control, agility, defense, and support Soul Masters. While these Soul Masters may not necessarily defeat their opponents in a head-on confrontation, they can achieve remarkable results through teamwork.

The master's saying, "There is no perfect Soul Master, but there is a perfect team," resonated with Lin Yizhang, though he didn't entirely agree. In team competitions, relying on the strength of the team is indeed easier to achieve victory than relying on individual strength alone. However, in real life, it's impossible for the entire team to be together all the time. Therefore, there's no such thing as a perfect team.

Lin Yizhang understood perfectly what his team should do. The difference in strength between the two teams was too great. Zhang Fan, Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and the other three, who were the true main force, should cooperate seamlessly with him. As for the others, they just needed to follow his orders to unleash their soul skills.

Looking at the 10 teammates gathered around him, Lin Yizhang said, "The holiday is coming soon. Have you all made plans for your holidays? I've gathered you all here today to analyze what kind of results our second team can achieve in the grand Soul Master Competition two years from now, given our current strength."

First of all, our second team has been together for quite some time now, and everyone has a good understanding of their teammates. Putting everything else aside, I can already estimate the approximate strength of each of you, and I believe you can too. So, let me ask you, based on our second team's current strength and the data from previous years' competitions, how far can we possibly go?"

Lin Yizhang turned his gaze to the crowd present, then fell silent, awaiting their response.

Lu Wen spoke first, saying, "We now have 3 Soul Masters and 8 Soul Venerables. Even the first team might not be a match for our second team. In two years, our second team should have at least 4 Soul Masters, plus all the other members who are high-level Soul Venerables. Based on previous data analysis, we already have a chance to compete for the championship. So as long as our main members train hard, we will definitely be able to take the top three spots in the competition."

(End of this chapter)